Cecilia Peck (born May 1, 1958) is an American film producer, director and actress. She is the younger of two children of actor

Gregory Peck Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, 12th-greatest male ...

and his second wife Veronique Passani.

Career

As an actress, Peck was nominated for the

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for ''The Portrait'', in which she played the daughter of her father's character. She played the leading role in ''Torn Apart'', and appeared in '' My Best Friend Is a Vampire''. Peck produced '' A Conversation with Gregory Peck'', about her father, which premiered as a Special Selection in the

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, and aired on TCM and PBS American Masters. She directed and produced the documentary short ''Justice For All'', an examination of capital punishment, which was awarded the Silver Gavel Award. She was an associate producer on ''Defending Our Daughters'', a non-fiction film about women's human rights for Lifetime Television, which was awarded the Voices of Courage Award by the Women's Refugee Committee. Since 2008, Peck and her family have been presenting the Gregory Peck Award for Cinematic Excellence to actors and directors at the Dingle International Film Festival and, starting in 2014, at the

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. Peck has presented the award to

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and

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. Peck directed and produced '' Shut Up & Sing'', about the backlash against the

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for opposing the Iraq War. The film premiered at the

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, won a Special Jury Prize at the Chicago Film Festival, Best Documentary at the Sydney, Aspen, and Woodstock Film Festivals, and was shortlisted for the 2007 Academy Awards. Peck directed and produced the feature documentary ''Brave Miss World'' (Netflix), following Linor Abargil's fight for justice and mission to break the silence around rape. The film was nominated for the

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for Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking in

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. Peck's company, "Rocket Girl Productions", produces independent feature films and documentaries. In 2018, Peck joined the board of directors of the

. In 2020, Peck directed '' Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult'' which follows

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and other women who shared their experiences in NXIVM, a self-help organization located in

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. Prior to working on the documentary, Peck was targeted for recruitment by NXIVM. A previous co-worker had reached out to Peck to inform her of an incredible women's group and suggest she meet with

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, one of its leaders and recruiters. Peck never responded to the emails, and a year later, received an e-mail from the recruiter apologizing. Peck was a director, writer and executive producer of the 2020 four part documentary series ''Seduced: Inside the NXIVM cult''. In March 2021, Peck gifted clothes and loaned personal items to create the exhibition "From Paris To Hollywood, the Fashion and Influence of Véronique and Gregory Peck." This exhibit is located at the Denver Art Museum. In 2023, Peck directed and produced '' Escaping Twin Flames'', focusing on the Twin Flames Universe cult founded by Jeff and Shaleia Divine, through the perspective of former members for

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Personal life

Peck married writer Daniel Voll on September 8, 2001. They have two children. Their son Harper Daniel Peck, born in 1999, is named after

Harper Lee Nelle Harper Lee (April 28, 1926 – February 19, 2016) was an American novelist whose 1960 novel ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and became a classic of modern American literature. She assisted her close friend Truman ...

. Their daughter Ondine Peck-Voll was born in 2002. Peck is the former sister-in-law of supermodel

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, and aunt of actor Ethan Peck. She holds dual citizenship in the US and France, and speaks French.

Filmography

Actress

*1986: '' Dress Gray'' (TV) *1987: ''

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'' *1988: '' Crime Story'' (Guest star, 2 episodes) *1988: '' My Best Friend Is a Vampire'' *1990: ''Torn Apart'' *1991: '' Ambition'' *1992: ''Tous mes maris'' (TV) *1993: '' Blue Flame'' *1993: '' The Portrait'' (TV) *1994: '' Killing Zoe'' *1994: '' Renegade'' (Guest star, 1 episode) *1995: '' French Exit'' *1997: '' Sous les pieds des femmes'' *2005: '' Havoc''

Director

*2006: '' Shut Up & Sing'' *2013: '' Brave Miss World'' *2020: '' Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult'' *2023: '' Escaping Twin Flames''

Producer

*1999: '' A Conversation With Gregory Peck'' *2002: ''

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'' (TV) *2006: '' Shut Up & Sing'' *2013: ''Brave Miss World

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peck, Cecilia 1958 births Living people Film producers from California Actresses from Los Angeles American people of English descent American people of French descent American people of Irish descent American people of Scottish descent American women film producers Princeton University alumni 21st-century American women